as in to imprison
to put in or as if in prison
the state incarcerated over 1900 people last year
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Recent Examples of incarcerate
Her original owner had been incarcerated, and the person left in charge of her care was unable to continue looking after her.
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
He was also convicted in California of the 1995 killing of Sandra Gallagher and sentenced to death, but remained incarcerated in Florida.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 16 May 2025
Erik and Lyle Menendez appeared in court via video camera from the San Diego prison where they are incarcerated and were each given a chance to address the court prior to their sentencing.
—Stepheny Price , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
Thomas, 55, is one of the success stories stemming from a city partnership with a national nonprofit that specializes in training homeless and previously incarcerated residents for new jobs and fresh starts.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2025
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
He was also convicted in California of the 1995 killing of Sandra Gallagher and sentenced to death, but remained incarcerated in Florida.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 16 May 2025
Erik and Lyle Menendez appeared in court via video camera from the San Diego prison where they are incarcerated and were each given a chance to address the court prior to their sentencing.
—Stepheny Price , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
Thomas, 55, is one of the success stories stemming from a city partnership with a national nonprofit that specializes in training homeless and previously incarcerated residents for new jobs and fresh starts.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarcerate
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Law enforcement officers in Arkansas were on the hunt Wednesday for a former police chief who broke out of a state facility where he was imprisoned for rape and murder.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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Larry Hoover remains imprisoned under a state murder conviction despite the commutation of his federal sentences by President Donald Trump.—
Tahar Rajab,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Combs has been jailed at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn since his arrest.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Donald had also been jailed on weapon possession charges.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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“Incarcerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarcerate. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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